That time of year is upon us, the month of August, traditionally a slow time for many thing, video games included, when we get together to celebrate, focus on, and write about blogging.
It is time for Blaugust!
Once a bit of a hardcore event… the 2014 goal of the first Blaugust was to publish a blog post of some minimum length every day for a month… oh, and gaming blogs only… the whole thing has relaxed over the years (and sort of absorbed the Newbie Blogger event we used to have) to be more of a reflection and discussion of blogging, even for blogs that are not about video games. It is a reminder that we have a community of bloggers.
The calendar for the event has been posted, which covers the suggested topic for each week of the event. The topics are purely optional, but it is often interesting to see how multiple people approach each of them.
The 2021 Calendar
These days you don’t even have to have a blog to join in. You can use the sign up form and designate yourself as a “supporter” and just come hang out on the Discord server if you like.
Which isn’t to say the event lacks any push to post. It is still focused on blogging and promoting interaction between blogs and bloggers, and there are still badges to be earned for different levels of participation. For 2021 they are:
- Newbie Blogger Award – You did it! You created a new blog and we are extremely happy to welcome you into this raucous community. As a result we are going to recognize your efforts just for signing up
- Bronze Award – You made at least 5 posts during the Month of August 2021
- Silver Award – You made at least 15 posts during the Month of August 2021
- Gold Award – You made at least 25 posts during the Month of August 2021
- Rainbow Diamond Award – You did it, you posted 31 or more posts during the month of August 2021
So if you are an old school blogger, a new blogger, want to start a blog, or just want to talk about blogging, this is an event for you. The range of participants generally runs from brand new bloggers to grizzled blogging veterans, all of whom seem to have opinions on blogging platforms, style, topics, and the trivia of the blogging process.
Belghast of Tales of the Aggronaut, who runs the who thing, has all the current details up in a blog post on his site, so go check it out and get ready for the coming of Blaugust 2021.
The Ancient Gaming Noob 